DESIGN plans for a £1 million memorial to a young boy who died in a storage hut fire have finally been unveiled.

This picture shows how the Dan’s Den centre will look on its completion.

The building – a tribute to teenager Daniel Cleverley, who died in 2001 – is to be sited on the Colwyn Bay side of the skateboard and BMX park on Abergele Road, and will include a computer suite, cafe and training rooms.

In February, the Weekly News reported how Daniel’s parents David and Hazel were unsure whether the scheme would go ahead, despite a 751-strong petition, because of problems with Flying Start lottery funding, but the matter has now been resolved and a project manager is to be employed to move things forward in the coming months.

Bill McMillan, treasurer of the Daniel Cleverley Trust, hopes sufficient progress will be made in 2007.

“We started the year with a second attempt at obtaining Lottery funding by making an outline application, but the Lottery made it clear the sum requested would need far more justification than we seemed able to provide,” said Bill.

“After a search for partners to join the project and improve our scope and chances of funding, we decided our building design was unachievable.

“Flying Start is about providing an improved start in life for children in disadvantaged areas, to improve their chances of success longer term.

“For mothers of very young children, an additional, dedicated building is needed and, after investigating possibilities, they decided a partnership with Dan’s Den was ideal, whereby a shared building would be used.

“The planned building is ideally located with respect to the areas undergoing a Communities First application, and the money provided by Flying Start means we stand a much better chance of Lottery funding,” added Bill.

“Therefore, with council involvement, a new building design has been produced, based on a tried and tested design of a combined community centre and playgroup in Llandudno.

“The building design is shown in this picture with some description of the detail, and a Lottery bid has been submitted for the required funding. The total budgeted cost is nearly £1m - this is much as before, but now the costs are shared with Flying Start.”

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For further information about Dan’s Den or if you wish to help in any way, especially in fundraising, contact Hazel Cleverley on 01492 530602 or Bill McMillan on 530864.